Taylor Reports Long Ban Study
General Maxwell D. Taylor said the Joint Chiefs of Staff debated and unanimously supported the final form of the limited nuclear test ban treaty. He noted no pressure from Pentagon chiefs and said the group had access to all Moscow Washington communications during negotiations.
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Taxmen back stiffer rules on dividends
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to double the dividend exclusion to 50 dollars or 100 dollars for joint filers, while reducing the 4 percent credit to 2 percent and then phasing out the remaining credit by 1965. The plan aims at a net tax cut of over 10.5 billion dollars, funded by across the board rate cuts and revenue changes. Republican opposition largely bloced any dividend provision change.
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Monk self immolates at Hue pagoda in Vietnam
A 71 year old monk burned himself in Tu Dam Pagoda in Hue triggering martial law. He is the fifth self immolation linked to Buddhist protests against Diem era policies. The act follows two others this week and a 17 year old novice and a nun's death in nearby areas.
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Jolo Man Killed By Cliff Fall On Job In McDowell
Charles Edward Jones 34 of Jolo McDowell County was killed when a rock cliff at Beartown along Route 80 broke loose and fell on him He was an Aid to Dependent Children of the Unemployed worker spreading calcium chloride from a State Road Commission truck His companion James Johnson of Avondale was injured and hospitalized Jones wife Sadie Hagerman Jones and several siblings survive Funeral arrangements are pending with Fanning Funeral Home in Laeger
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Train robbery gang seized as police further uncover loot
London police charged Roger Cowdery and William Boal with conspiring in the Glasgow to London mail train raid. A fifth suspect and two women were charged with receiving stolen cash. Bags of currency, reported at Bournemouth, total up to $140,000 per vehicle seized after a street confrontation.
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Unions Accept Wirtz Proposals in Railroad Row
Washington AP unions in the deadlocked work rules dispute said they accepted Labor Secretary Wirtz suggestions for bargaining procedures. Firemen and engineers, and three train crew groups, approved separately as a truce runs to August 29 before new rules are posted.
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Clifford Odets Dies of Cancer in Hollywood
Hollywood AP reports playwright Clifford Odets, renowned for social protest drama in the 1930s, died at 57 from cancer. He was admitted July 23 for stomach ulcers. an July 31 operation revealed the cancer. Born in Philadelphia, Odets wrote Awake and Sing Waiting for Lefty Golden Boy Rocket to the Moon and aligned with liberal causes. he later testified before the HUAC in 1952.
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Inside Abby Add Years Classified Comics Editorials
Inside Abby column notes year updates and cross references across sections. Readers see revised years in classifieds and society listings, with references to editorial notes and comic pages.
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Wallace Seeks Southern Governors Protest Over Civil Rights March
Gov. George Wallace will urge Southern governors at the White Sulphur Springs conference to withdraw federal backing for the August Washington civil rights march. He plans resolutions condemning federal troop use in desegregation, Communist participation at protests, McNamara’s order restricting military personnel, and opposing Kennedy’s civil rights program.
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Peking’s Role in Asia Likely to Grow Amid Sino-Soviet Rift
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan argues that a continuing Sino-Soviet split could push Peking to increase influence across Asia. China may pressure India from Tibet, tilt toward Indochina with Ho Chi Minh, and threaten Southeast Asia while avoiding full war with the United States.
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Anti-Castro Group Seized On British Island Bahamas
U S fighter jets and a Coast Guard seaplane shadowed Cuban gunboats that strafed and captured 19 anti-Castro refugees on Anguilla Cay in the Bahamas. Ten escaped by hiding in rocks. survivors were taken to Key West aboard the Coast Guard vessel Ariadne.
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Debt limit extension clears Senate panel for three months
The Senate Finance Committee voted 11 to 6 to approve a House backed bill to extend the national debt limit at 309 billion dollars for another three months through November 30. The measure aims to avert a possible default and continues current borrowing authority pending broader fiscal talks.
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China and Soviet Nuclear Dispute Deepens With Promised Aide Denial
In Moscow the AP reports China accuses Premier Khrushchev of breaking a 1959 pledge to supply China with an atomic bomb sample and data. Beijing claims the 1957 defense cooperation pact was scrapped on June 20 1959 as Khrushchev toured the United States. Pravda counters by accusing China of straying from global peace efforts over nuclear test ban policy.
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U S Questions Peking Claim On Nuclear Aid
Washington officials dismissed a Peking broadside alleging Soviet promises to supply atomic weapons to China and later reneging. They view it as propaganda tied to the limited test ban treaty and doubt Khrushchev ever agreed to share weapon data or aid.
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Syncom II Satellite Begins Extended Broadcast Tests
Syncom II satellite is in position on Earth’s sky and remains visible to over a third of the globe. It transmits about 16 hours daily during tests of its communications capabilities, with a station set to relay two hour transatlantic links.
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